54Could he really be a genius?AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 54: Could He Really Be a Genius?
After Gaara fled in disgrace, Naruto approached Lee's hospital bed.
"Hey, I'm saying... are you really sure about this?"
Kurenai Yuhi was still a bit skeptical.
She found it even harder to understand why Guywould dare to stake his student's future on Naruto.
He had just received an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu, took one look at it, and claimed he already knew how to use it.
Was that even reasonable?
As Naruto began to condense Chakra in his palm, preparing for the surgery, Kurenai couldn't help but speak up:
"How about I call the people from the Medical Unitto come over and take another look?"
"Ye-yeah, Naruto... anyway, Lee's recovery period is still long, so there's no rush. Why don't you study it a bit more?"
Guy chimed in from the side.
But Naruto remained silent, simply pouring Chakrainto Lee's body.
He moved back and forth between the narrow nerve pathways of the leg, gradually adapting to the internal structures.
Lightning Release: Neural Network Restoration
Although this was his first surgery in reality.
But years of tireless training in the simulated space, constantly experimenting on his own body, had long ago maxed out his proficiency.
Lee, on the hospital bed, felt a tingling sensation and gradually opened his eyes.
Soon, he realized what was happening.
Inside the hospital room, everyone involuntarily held their breath.
Under the subtle stimulation of the lightning-attribute Chakra, the once-severed nerve pathways began to reorganize, and new cells started to grow.
Five minutes later.
When Naruto withdrew the last wisp of Chakrafrom his palm, Lee was surprised to find that he had regained sensation in his legs.
"Te-Teacher Guy! I can move my legs again!!"
Guy hurriedly helped remove the plaster cast.
Lee leaped down from the bed and threw a Konoha Whirlwind toward an empty space.
Seeing this, Tenten rushed forward and hugged Lee tightly.
"Waaaah, Lee, you're okay! That's wonderful!!!"
The others were equally excited about Lee's recovery, but Kurenai Yuhi stood there in a daze.
"This kid... he really cured him?!"
You're telling me a Genin looked at medical textbooks for less than a week and learned an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu in a second.
And then, with a five-minute surgery, he solved a problem that other Medical Ninja in the Medical Unit had no way of handling?
The shock this gave her even surpassed the moment Naruto took down her Disciple in a second.
Looking at Naruto's back and his blond hair, Kurenai couldn't help but think of Lady Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin.
A strange thought suddenly rose in her mind.
Could he be a mistake Lord Minato made when he was young...?
"Naruto! Thank you so much!"
Guy lunged forward and grabbed Naruto, hanging onto him.
"If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do. It's great, Lee can be a Ninja again!"
Naruto patted his shoulder.
"It's a small matter, don't worry about it."
He would accept this favor for now.
After all, Guy was the man who almost kicked his way to the series finale.
Perhaps there would be times when he needed Guy's help in the future.
"Since Lee has recovered, today is a day worth commemorating!"
Guy wiped away his tears, revealing his pearly white teeth.
"At a time like this, how can there not be a hot-blooded celebration?"
"Let's go, everyone! Goal—Konoha BBQ! It's my treat today, let's all unleash our youthful appetites!"
"Oh!!"
Lee was the first to respond, the tears in his eyes even more torrential than Guy's.
Though Tenten grumbled, "Teacher Guy is being wasteful again," a heartfelt smile beamed on her face.
Sakura rubbed her eyes, looking at the Blond-haired Youth surrounded in the center, a strange emotion suddenly rising in her heart.
"Naruto... when did he become such a reliable person?"
...The next day.
In an open space outside the Village.
Jiraiya was still accompanying Naruto in special combat training.
Originally, provided neither side used AdvancedNinjutsu, he only needed thirty percent of his power to win steadily.
However, over these past few days, Naruto's rate of progress had reached a terrifying level visible to the naked eye.
Forty percent, fifty, sixty... until finally, he had to use seventy percent of his power just to barely suppress the boy.
Jiraiya even suspected that most Jonin in the Village might not be a match for this kid now.
This could no longer be described as just being a Genius.
Since the founding of Konoha, such a precedent had never existed.
More importantly—Naruto was still the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
"Huff... huff..."
After another intense exchange, Jiraiya was panting heavily, but he still talked tough:
"Hehe, you're still far from beating me!"
Naruto wiped the sweat from his face and began to review the fight in his mind.
"Five-minute break, then we continue."
Naruto found a random spot to sit down, and then Jiraiya suddenly leaned in.
"Kid, I heard you were at the hospital yesterday and cured a boy named Rock Lee's leg in just five minutes?"
"How do you know?"
Naruto asked curiously.
"Of course, don't underestimate my intelligence network!"
Jiraiya laughed and patted his chest.
In reality, those old geezers from the Medical Unitalmost tore down the door of the Hokage Officelast night.
They were clamoring to meet the prodigy who could "activate nerves with Lightning Release," even suspecting that Tsunade had secretly returned to the Village and taken a personal Disciple.
If Guy hadn't specifically asked the others present to help keep it a secret, and if the Sandaime didn't want to reveal Naruto's identity...
...the front of his house would likely have been completely blocked by crowds before he left this morning.
"You wouldn't happen to be very interested in Medical Ninjutsu, would you?"
Jiraiya asked curiously.
"I just learned it for fun."
Naruto shook his head.
"Oh, that's good then."
Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
It would be a real shame if a Genius like Narutoended up becoming a Medical Ninja.
"By the way."
At that moment, Naruto suddenly looked up. "Do you know where Tsunade is lately?"
Hearing this, the expression on Jiraiya's face instantly froze.
"You-you-you-you... what do you want with that old hag? You don't want to learn Medical Ninjutsu, do you?"
"She's just a gambler and a fool; she can't teach you anything!"
"Unlike me, I can teach you the Summoning Technique. Summoning a toad the size of a mountain—sounds fun, right?"
In fact, besides Rasengan and Goemon, Narutohadn't learned a third Ninjutsu from him.
Holding onto the belief of "Legacy," he really wanted Naruto to sign a contract with Mount Myōboku.
But he didn't know why this kid had no interest at all.
"Not interested."
Naruto flatly refused. "I feel like toads are a bit gross."
Jiraiya took ten thousand points of critical damage.
For the rest of the time, his mind wasn't on the fight; he kept trying to explain to Naruto just how cool it was to be a great toad sage... Evening.
Naruto returned to his apartment and found the door wide open.
The room was pitch black; Kurenai and Hinata were not home.
A note was left on the dining table in the living room.
"If you don't want anything to happen to them, come alone to the Abandoned Shelter beneath Training Ground 3 to find me."